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Maemo Coding Competition 1

2010-06-21T23:34:37Z

58.111.109.46: /* Participants */ http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=45299

== Welcome to the first App development Contest for Maemo devices. ==

Are you bored waiting for new games to be released for your [[Nokia N900|N900]]? Is your forehead wrinkled stressing about the lack of applications in the [[extras]] repository? Does the emptiness of the Ovi store make you urinate in your sleep? And do you call out your mother's name when making love to your girlfriend because of step 4 of 5 disappointment and unrelated mental issues?

Well now YOU can change that, my friends! Introducing the first ever N900 Coding Competition!

If you are new to programming or want to learn, here's the excuse to finally make something. Anything. Qt, PyQt, PyGTK, whatever language you like as long as it's functionally complete, runs safely, easily, and is targeted at the N900 platform. Don't make a virus kthx.

'''The winning application(s) will be decided by forum poll after the closing date of July 21st, 2010.'''

Entries are now being submitted. Good luck and most of all have fun!

== Categories ==

There are 6 main categories for submissions:

* Desktop
* System & Utilities
* Games
* Graphics & Multimedia
* Location & Navigation
* Other

== Prizes ==

'''Nokia invites the six winners (winner of each category) to the MeeGo Conference 2010, due to be held in Dublin, Ireland! [http://wiki.meego.com/MeeGo_Conference_2010]
Travel and accommodation costs will be covered by Nokia. If the winner is unable to attend, a N900 can be offered in exchange.'''

Sources:
[http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=668884&postcount=43]
[http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=669252&postcount=63]

Also there will be a prize fund into which the community will be able to donate. If you would like to add to the prize fund please reply here[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=666733].. $5, $10, anything would be gratefully received. Why not sponsor your favourite category?

==Bounty Roll of Honor (So far, still collecting)==

Here is the list of pledges as of 11 June [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=671499]
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Name
! Amount
! Paid
|-
| kojacker
| $50
| tbc
|-
| lcuk
| $50
| tbc
|-
| cheve
| $20
| tbc
|-
| ArchiMark
| $10
| tbc
|-
| felbutss
| $20
| tbc
|-
| mymybib
| $5
| tbc
|-
| mobiledivide
| $10
| tbc
|-
| hepokatti
| ?
| tbc
|-
| RenegadeFanboy
| $20
| tbc
|-
| bald.eagle.one
| $10
| tbc
|-
| adib
| $10
| tbc
|-
| qwertyberty
| $20
| tbc
|-
| Ken-Young
| $100
| tbc
|-
| jacobkorf
| $20
| tbc
|-
| lukash
| $20
| tbc
|-
| amh
| $28
| tbc
|-
| DanielW
| $10
| tbc
|-
| MikeC
| $20
| tbc
|-
| Total
| $423
| tbc
|}

== Getting started with N900 development ==

The Nokia Qt SDK is the official set of tools with everything needed to design and create applications for the N900 [http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/e920da1a-5b18-42df-82c3-907413e525fb/Nokia_Qt_SDK.html]. The [http://maemo.org/development/ development wiki] is a great place to start, it contains lots of code examples and development guides. The "Windows Python and Qt in 30 mins"[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=43663] thread is a great tutorial for beginners and will have you coding your first app in minutes, and here's a link to a tutorial from Linuxuser.co.uk[http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/programming/develop-for-the-nokia-n900/]. The key is to get started, and do not be afraid to ask questions. Beginners are definitely welcome in this comp, great oaks from little acorns grow..

The 'Developer' forum on maemo.org[http://talk.maemo.org/forumdisplay.php?f=13] is an excellent resource to find answers and ask questions of your own.

== Participants ==

Fill in the table with your application informations and progress. New participants can join at any time up until the closing date.

{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Developer
! Application
! Category
! Current Progress (%)
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/nononoyes/ No!No!No!Yes!]
| [http://wiki.maemo.org/Queen_BeeCon_Widget Queen Beecon Widget]
| Desktop
| 99%
|-
| Ianaré
| [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=45299 Tipqalc]
| Utilities
| 95%
|-
| Ianaré
| Moon phase widget
| Desktop
| 5%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/b0unc3/ b0unc3]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maenotify/ maenotify-0.4]
| Desktop
| 55%
|-
| rmerren
| Old School
| Misc (is there a "Useless" category?)
| 5%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/amandalam/ amandalam]
| [http://maemo.org/packages/view/espeakgui/ eSpeak GUI Client]
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 80%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/mmlado/ mmlado]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/peqersi/ PeQersi]
| Games
| 20%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/pine/ pine]
| [http://maemo.org/packages/view/metromap-fremantle/ MetroMap]
| Location & Navigation
| 99%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/lukash/ lukash]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/case/ Case File Manager]
| System & Utilities
| 2%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/jolouis/ jolouis] && [http://maemo.org/profile/view/spenc3/ Spenc3]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/flipclock/ Flipclock 1.0]
| System & Utilities
| 75%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/jolouis/ jolouis] && [http://maemo.org/profile/view/spenc3/ Spenc3]
| NetSlider
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 60%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/helex/ helex]
| [http://dreamremote.garage.maemo.org/ DreamRemote]
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 20%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/fieldofcows/ fieldofcows]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/classiccam/ Classic Cam]
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 70%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/fieldofcows/ fieldofcows]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/classicprint/ Classic Print]
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 95%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/digitalsurgeon/ digitalsurgeon]
| Easy Wallpaper
| Utilities & Desktop
| 35%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/jmacalinao/ JMacalinao]
| Tumblr for N900
| Other
| 20%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/tahitibob35/ tahitibob35]
| [http://david.hautbois.free.fr/wordpress/index.php/realisations/libellule/ Libellule]
| Location & Navigation
| 100%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/lullen/ lullen]
| tbd
| Other
| 30%
|-
| kojacker
| Sound Generator
| Games
| 30%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/webhamster/ webhamster]
| [http://www.danielfett.de/internet-und-opensource,software,agtl-on-maemo-n900 Advanced Geocaching Tool (new Features)]
| Location & Navigation
| 50%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/smoku/ smoku]
| [http://maemo.org/packages/view/boswars/ Bos Wars]
| Games
| 80%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/smoku/ smoku]
| [http://maemo.org/packages/view/psx4all/ PSX]
| Games
| 10%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/mikhail_ramalho Mikhail_Ramalho], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/rodavelino/ Rodavelino] && Marcus Brandt
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/tweego/ TweeGo] (new features)
| Other
| 50%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/slocan/ Slocan]
| [http://maemo.org/packages/view/feedingit/ FeedingIt (Home-Screen Widget only)]
| Desktop
| 60%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/slocan/ Slocan]
| Flobby
| Games
| 10%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/jerem/ JereM]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/netstory/ NetStory]
| System & Utilities
| 95%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/candas1/ Candas1]
| PythmBox
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 10%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/caco3/ CaCO3]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/shiprolling/ ShipRolling]
| System & Utilities
| 100%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/dotblank/ Dotblank]
| Groove
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 30%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/davidh101/ davidh101]
| ParcelGenie
| System & Utilities (I think)
| 0%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/thp/ thp]
| TBA
| Games
| 0%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/rob1n/ Rob1n]
| AutoComplete Editor
| System & Utilities
| 90%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/krk969/ krk969]
| TBA
| System & Utilities
| 0%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/joorin/ joorin]
| [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=52917 footify, a Spotify client]
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 85%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/benlau/ Ben Lau]
| [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=717597 PenPen Sketchbook]
| Graphics & Multimedia
| 90%
|-
| [http://maemo.org/profile/view/caco3/ CaCO3]
| [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/sleepanalyser/ SleepAnalyser]
| System & Utilities
| 100%
|}

== Rules ==

* Entries to be submitted no later than Wednesday July 21 Midnight Greenwich time.
* Entries will only be accepted for the following formats: Nokia N900.
* Entries may be accepted for other systems but only if they benefit the above format. For example development tools, video encoders, game makers etc that run on PC/Mac/Linux...
* Already released software must have a substantial upgrade from previous releases to qualify for judging and must also contain a list of changes the author has made to the previous version.
* Submitted entries should be accompanied by a forum post and/or a text file with the authors email, PayPal address, the name of the software and a brief description of the software. This file should be called "entry.txt"
* Entries that are not stand alone software will have to include any libraries or files required to run, or they should be easily available via the normal Maemo.org and Nokia repositories. Clear instructions will have to be provided. In the case of interpreters and emulators copyrighted files should not be included.
* Entries in languages other than English will be accepted as long as sufficient English documentation is provided.

== Wishlist ==

{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Category
! Description
|-
| Desktop
| Browser Widget - see http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=52003
|-
| Graphics & Multimedia
| N900 as usb webcam - see http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=52585
|-
| Graphics & Multimedia
| Equalizer for N900 - An equalizer plugin for default media player
This has already been implemented, see http://blogs.igalia.com/jasuarez/2009/10/21/mafw-renderer-plugin-with-equalizer/
|-
| Location & Navigation
| Execute script/actions when entering/leaving a GSM cell or GPS based- see http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=667173 and http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=53172
|-
| System & Utilites
| a customisable news/weather alarm clock - see http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=667626&postcount=34
|-
| Office
| LaTex Editor with GUI.. There are already LaTex library
|-
| Office
| Advanced Pdf reader with comment and highlight..
|-
| System & Utilites
| GUI for titan kernel
|-
| System & Utilites
| GUI for truecrypt
|-
| Other
| Sleep Cycle Analyzer clone - see http://lifehacker.com/5441045/sleep-cycle-analyzes-your-sleep-patterns-for-a-better-wake+up
[http://maemo.org/profile/view/caco3/ CaCO3] is planing to write something like that. He already works on the ShipsRolling application, which does something very similair.
If you have infos about how to detect/analyse sleep cycles please let me know!
|-
| Other
| M-Fart (iFart clone)
|-
| Other
| M-Boobs (iBoobs clone)
|-
| Desktop
| Maemo optimized e-book/pdf reader with touch gestures
|-
| Desktop
| statusarea/statusmenu items editor
|-
| Graphics & Multimedia
| configurable Sharing Plug-in for the Image Application - see http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=704394&postcount=235
|-
| System & Utilites
| Application to create and setup Folders in the Programmenu. - see http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=54924 and http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37874
|-
| Bluetooth
| Bluetooth rSAP protocol integration
see: http://maemo.org/community/brainstorm/view/rsap-remote_sim-support_for_n900/#make_this_a_solution
see: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=31962
see: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34027

maybe portable from Samsung Galaxy S (Android):
see http://www.samsungmobile.co.uk/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s-specification - also there is an Android SDK with the protocol within:
see http://www.sybase.com/products/allproductsa-z/mobiledevicesdks/bluetoothsdks

|}

For more, see the [[Community_wish-list|Wish List]] and [[Applications_you_wish_were_ported_from_other_platforms|Ports]] pages

[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Development]]

Applications you wish were ported from other platforms

2010-06-21T09:42:50Z

58.111.109.46: /* Misc */ (and any ARMEL platform, including N900 and untested iPhone)

Please list all those apps from other platforms (Symbian, Palm, iPhone, Java etc.) you can't live without, and you wish were available on your new ''maemo convergence device''.

Please list the product name here, also including the operating system, the developer's site (if you know it), and a brief summary of the functionality.

You should include '''only already existing apps which are today available for other mainstream pocketable devices''', not generic "rants" for some generic fancy functionality, or applications meant for desktop computers. This way, we can keep high the signal-to-noise ratio and maybe select a number of developers we should convince to work on the new maemo platform.

Note: See the [[community wish-list]] for more general software requests.

== Closed Source ==

=== Communication ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/blacklist.php Blacklist] || an application which blocks calls and SMSs from all the numbers in a black list. Optionally it should also be able to send custom messages when a blocked no calls or sends an SMS. || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.abbyy.com/bcr/ Business Card Reader] || scans business cards using camera and populates an addressbook entry automatically || Symbian
|-
| [http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/callrecorder.php Call Recorder] || a call recording application with rules for saving conversations for incoming/outgoing calls from known/unknown numbers. It should be able to record call automatically or manually by pressing a button. [[Recaller]] is a possible solution in [[extras]] ([http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/recaller/ download page]) || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.mobileways.de Gravity] || THE Twitter App for S60. [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/witter/ Witter] or [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/mauku/ Mauku] are possible solutions, in [[extras]]. || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.epocware.com/promo/handy_safe_pro.html Handy Safe Pro] || password and others manager, also with PC versions for backup/easy maintenance. Possible solutions are [http://maemo.org/packages/view/pwsafe/ Password Safe] in [[extras]] and [http://maemo.org/packages/view/Portabase/ Portabase] in [[extras-testing]] || Symbian
|-
| [http://thinkchange.cn/products/index/shakesms Shake SMS] || deals with SMS and Phone Lock using the Accelerometers technology, to make you use the phone in an easier way! || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.skebby.it/ Skebby] || send sms messages at low prices or for free. Possible solutions are [http://maemo.org/packages/view/www2sms/ Www2sms] in [[extras-testing]] and [http://maemo.org/packages/view/web2sms/ Web2SMS] in [[extras-devel]] || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.mobimonster2.com/SMS_Timer.as SMS Timer] || an application which sends SMSs at a time scheduled earlier || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=teamspeak3 Teamspeak 3] || communication system || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.truphone.com/ TruPhone] || send SMS at low price and allow cheap VoIP calls (at better than standard SIP quality || Symbian
|}

=== Games ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [[:wikipedia:Wolfenstein:_Enemy_Territory|Enemy Territory]]/[http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/wolf/ Return to Castle Wolfenstein] || First-person shooters || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.thewayoftheninja.org/n_downloads.html N Game] || Be warned, N is a highly addictive, sometimes very frustrating game || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.spheresofchaos.com/index.php Spheres of Chaos] || insane asteroids clone || Linux, Windows
|-
| [http://www.x-plane.com/index_mobile.html X-Plane] || Incredible cross-platform flight simulator || Palm Pre, iPhone
|}

=== Multimedia ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://amazon.com/mp3 Amazon MP3 mobile] || App to buy and manage mp3 downloads from Amazon MP3 store || iPhone, Android
|-
| [http://audials.com/ Audials mobile] || searches for author or genre, leeches MP3 files from online social radios || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.audio-surf.com/ Audiosurf] || a music-adapting puzzle racer where one uses their own music collection to create their own experience. The shape, speed, and mood of each race is determined by the chosen song || Windows
|-
| [http://www.coreplayer.com/ Coreplayer] || Multimedia playback || Symbian, Symbian UIQ, Windows Mobile, Palm, WinCE
|-
| Gforce || open source version of GForce visualization plugin. Only old libvisual plugin available. Portability unknown || Linux
|-
| [http://localhost.nl/~synap/libvisual-wiki libvisual] || portable visualization abstraction layer for *NIX. Portable to ARMEL. May not support PA || Linux
|-
| [http://www.midomi.com/index.php?action=main.mobile Midomi] || audio recognition software akin to Shazam ID but can also recognise from humming/singing || Symbian, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android
|-
| [http://projectm.sf.net projectM] || port of Winamp Milkdrop, uses OpenGL. Portable to ARMEL || Linux
|-
| [http://spotify.com/ Spotify client] || Client for streaming music from Spotify service. ([https://garage.maemo.org/projects/qtify Qtify] is [http://maemo.org/packages/view/qtify/ available from Extras-devel repo]) || Android, iPhone, Symbian
|-
| [http://www.shazam.com/ Shazam ID] || listens to music and recognizes author and title || Symbian, Iphone, Blackberry, Android
|}

=== Location Aware ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Applications !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/aroundme/id290051590?mt=8 AroundMe] || Based on your location, shows shops, services, facilities etc. Can even search for a specific item and will show you the ones closest to you. Also integrates with maps/GPS for directions to get there. A partial solution is [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/cservices/ Casual Services] in [[extras]] || iPhone
|-
| [http://buddycloud.com/ BuddyCloud] || enables users to broadcast their personality and their location to friends and find location specific information || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.alk.com/copilot/ CoPilot] || GPS navigation system. A solution is [http://www.sygic.com/index.php/en/mobile-maps-overview.html Sygic Mobile Maps]: 1-week free demo version of application and maps is available on [http://store.ovi.com/publisher/Sygic/ Ovi Store], full version can be purchased from company website. || Symbian, iPhone, Android
|-
| [http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/ Garmin] || GPS navigation system. A solution is [http://www.sygic.com/index.php/en/mobile-maps-overview.html Sygic Mobile Maps]: 1-week free demo version of application and maps is available on [http://store.ovi.com/publisher/Sygic/ Ovi Store], full version can be purchased from company website. || Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry
|-
| [http://www.geolives.com GeoLives] || Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS || Symbian, Windows Mobile
|-
| [http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html#p=default Google maps for mobile] || maps application with points-of-interest taken from the Google search engine || Symbian, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, WebOS, Java MIDP, Windows Mobile
|-
| [http://www.twofortyfouram.com/ Locale] || Location based profile settings for phone (specific locations trigger events for ringtone, volume, brightness, GPS/Wifi/Blutooth to be on off) || Android
|-
| [http://maps.ovi.com OVI Maps] || GPS navigation system (exists but with reduced feature set) || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.66.com Route66 Maps] || GPS door-to-door navigation. A solution is [http://www.sygic.com/index.php/en/mobile-maps-overview.html Sygic Mobile Maps]: 1-week free demo version of application and maps is available on [http://store.ovi.com/publisher/Sygic/ Ovi Store], full version can be purchased from company website. || Symbian, Windows Mobile
|-
| [http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=2&Lid=1 TomTom Navigator] || GPS door-to-door navigation with accurate maps and spoken instructions. A solution is [http://www.sygic.com/index.php/en/mobile-maps-overview.html Sygic Mobile Maps]: 1-week free demo version of application and maps is available on [http://store.ovi.com/publisher/Sygic/ Ovi Store], full version can be purchased from company website. || Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone
|-
| [http://trapster.com/download_phones.php Trapster] || Speed camera tracking and warning || Symbian, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Android, WebOS
|-
| [http://www.viewranger.com ViewRanger] || Topographic mapping and offroad navigation GPS || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.waze.com/homepage/ Waze] || crowd sourced mapping & traffic alerts, navigation and location based pac-man like game || Symbian, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Android
|-
| [http://www.worldmate.com/ WorldMate] || Travel information || Symbian, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile
|}

=== Sports/Exercise ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://www.igolfscorer.com/ iGolf Scorer] || An application dedicated to Golfers || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.runkeeper.com/ RunKeeper] || tracks running through GPS. A possible solution is [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/ecoach/ eCoach] in [[extras]]. || iPhone
|-
| [http://sportstracker.nokia.com/ SportsTracker] || GPS based activity tracker. A possible solution is [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/ecoach/ eCoach] in [[extras]]. || Symbian
|-
| [http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/nokia-step-counter StepCounter] || Counts your steps, determines the distance you have covered and your energy expenditure, records data. || Symbian
|-
| [http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/wellness-diary Wellness Diary] || Monitor and track a ranger of health related parameters || Symbian
|}

=== Misc ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://www.abbyy.com/lingvomobile ABBYY Lingvo Mobile] || multilingual translation dictionary for mobile devices || Symbian, Windows Mobile
|-
| [http://www.aka-aki.com/ Aka Aki] || a social mobile network using bluetooth || iPhone
|-
| [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000291661 Amazon Mobile] || ebook reader for Amazon books || iPhone
|-
| [http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/profiles.php Automatic profile switcher] || the profile, theme, wallpaper, audio and all user customizable content can be set automatically based on user location(gps/GSM cell id), time, calendar entry, etc. || Symbian
|-
| [http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/birthday.php Birthday Reminder] || an application that helps organizing and viewing birthdays and anniversaries in a handy way: monthly view of anniversaries found in Contacts applications. It also puts an appointment in the native calendar and sends greeting automaticaly(if user wishes so) || Symbian
|-
| [http://webgate.mobi/advanced_device_locks_pro/ Device Lock] || Mobile security - restrict access to apps, secure data storage, remotely lock/wipe data || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.epocrates.com Epocrates] || medical drug reference || WebOS, Windows Mobile, iPhone, BlackBerry
|-
| [http://www.flyingbirdsoft.com/products/flyingmoney.html Expense Tracker] || an application to track day-to-day expenses. It should also give nice reports of all the expenses || Symbian
|-
| [[:wikipedia:Getting_Things_Done|Getting Things Done]] || like [http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/ ominfocus] - with sync capabilities (at least with) the N900 calendar application || iPhone, Mac OS X
|-
| [http://www.lingvosoft.com/LingvoSoft-Arabic-Platinum-Pack Lingvosoft PhraseBook Arabic-English] || multilingual translation Pharasebooks and Dictionaries. an excellent keep for travelers || Blackberry, Windows Mobile
|-
| [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=32512 Mode Switch] || changes active standby (shortcuts not necessary!), themes and maybe also display light brightness, gsm alerting profile, im status and so on || Symbian
|-
| [http://mymobilesite.net/ Mobile Web Server] || makes your device accessible on the Internet. You can access phone features and data via a browser and share your life through a personalized mobsite || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.bit-side.com/ Panoman (dead link)] || Make and view panorama images with phone. Company bought by Nokia. A possible solution si Morpho QuickPanorama: both [http://store.ovi.com/content/23154 free trial] and [http://store.ovi.com/content/32678 paid Pro version] are available on Ovi Store. || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.devtoaster.com/products/rev/ REV] || reads information straight from the OBD-II port on your car and displays it on your iPhone. Rev can display things like vehicle speed, RPM, fuel consumption, calculated engine load, and a host of other parameters. You'll even be able to check and reset engine and error codes. || iPhone
|-
| [http://iphone.toughturtle.com/stockwatch/ StockWatch] || financial app to monitor a list of user defined stocks and portfolio's and all financial graphs and data associated with the said stocks. [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/stockthis/ StockThis] in [[extras]] is a possible solution || iPhone
|-
| [http://www.t9nav.com/ T9 Nav] || find anything on mobile device instantly || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.vlingo.com/ Vlingo] || control mobile phone by voice || Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iPhone
|-
| [https://www.wavesecure.com/ WaveSecure] || allows remote backup, tracking and locking of a stolen phone || Symbian
|-
| [http://www.lexcycle.com/ Stanza] || ebook reader able toread many ebook format. A possible solution is [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/fbreader/ FBReader] in [[extras]] || iPhone
|}

== Open Source ==

Insert here, instead, those '''free and open-source application''' you wish on your maemo 5 device. Being non commercial software, with source available, they might be more straightforward to port, needing only (!) good-will, time and energy.

=== Office ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://basket.kde.org/index.php BasKet Note Pads] || A powerful Outliner with which you can organize all your notes easily. || Linux
|-
| [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP] || GNU image manipulation program. Preinstalled within [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/easy-deb-chroot/ Easy Debian] in [[extras]]. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] || scalable vector graphics editor. It can be installed within [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/easy-deb-chroot/ Easy Debian] in [[extras]]. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.lyx.org/ Lyx] || excellent word processor, well suited to use with a small screen. Uses Qt toolkit, so should be a straightforward port. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.openoffice.org Openoffice.org] || open-source, free office suite. Already available for armel architecture in Debian. Preinstalled within [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/easy-deb-chroot/ Easy Debian] in [[extras]]. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://siag.nu/ Siag Office] || tightly integrated, free office package || Linux
|}

=== Communication ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://cabbagetexter.com/ Cabbage] || Send free txts via SMS. Irish only and Java, so unsure if it should be here, but a more sophisticated version would be nice. [http://maemo.org/packages/view/webtexter/ WebTexter] is based on Cabbage || Java
|-
| [http://www.mcleaner.com/ mcleaner] || SMS and phone call blacklisting || Symbian, iPhone
|-
| [http://code.google.com/p/microblog-purple/ microblog-purple] || microblogging support for libpurble clients, for example Pidgin || Linux, Windows
|}

=== Games ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://rephial.org/ Angband] || Nethack-like || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.armagetronad.net/ Armegatron advanced] || a tron clone in 3D || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://bub-n-bros.sourceforge.net/ Bub's Brothers] || Bubble Bobble clone || Linux
|-
| [http://www.bergo.eng.br/eboard/ Eboard] || Chess board interface to ICS (Internet Chess Servers) like FICS and to chess engines like GNU Chess, Sjeng and Crafty || Linux
|-
| [http://desmume.org/ DESmuMe] || Nintendo DS emulator. [http://maemo.org/packages/view/desmume/ Maemo 5 port] is currently in [[extras-devel]] || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://exult.sourceforge.net/ Exult Game engine] || An engine for Ultima 7 BlackGate and SerpentIsle, also available for symbian from anotherguest.se || Linux, Windows, Symbian
|-
| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freecnc FreeCNC] / [http://freera.sourceforge.net/ FreeRA] || Free and open source engines for Command and Conquer and Red Alert. [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openredalert/ OpenRedAlert] is a fork of FreeRA and a preliminary (rather unstable) version for N900 is available. Installation instructions [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=563097&postcount=4 here]. Note: the original Red Alert has been released as freeware in 2008, so it is legal to use the original game files. || Linux, Windows
|-
| [http://www.flightgear.org/ FlightGear] || Free open source flight simulator || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris, sgi, FreeBSD
|-
| [http://freesynd.sourceforge.net/ FreeSynd] || A critically-acclaimed RPG with online play || Linux, Windows
|-
| [http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/ Frets on Fire] || Free open source variant on Guitar Hero || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.hedgewars.org/ Hedgewars] || Worms clone. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://neverball.org/index.php Neverball] || Similar game to Bounce, excellent graphics and very nice levels || Linux
|-
| Quake 1, [http://maemo.org/packages/view/quake2/ 2], [http://maemo.org/packages/view/ioquake3/ 3] || http://koti.mbnet.fi/hinkka/Download.html - not fully open source but ported on as many platforms as it gets. There already are some videos with Q3 on N900. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Symbian
|-
| [http://www.artsoft.org/rocksndiamonds/ Rocks 'n' diamonds] || Boulderdash clone || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://scid.sourceforge.net/ Scid] || Chess database application || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://wargus.sourceforge.net/ Wargus] / Stratagus || Wargus is a Warcraft2 Mod that allows you to play Warcraft2 (original DOS version required) with the Stratagus engine, also available for symbian from anotherguest.se. [http://maemo.org/packages/view/wargus/ IN PROGRESS, in extras-devel] || Linux, Windows, Symbian
|}

=== Misc ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Application !! class="unsortable" | Description !! class="unsortable" | Current platforms
|-
| [http://aeskulap.nongnu.org/ Aeskulap] || radiology viewer (or any other that works, for that matter) || Linux, Windows
|-
| [http://alexandria.rubyforge.org/ Alexandria] || Book collection manager || Linux
|-
| [http://www.blender.org/ Blender] || 3D modelling || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://dooble.sourceforge.net/ dooble] || web browser || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (and any ARMEL platform, including N900 and untested iPhone)
|-
| [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Freemind] || Mind-mapping application || Java
|-
| [http://gcstar.org/ GCStar] || collection management || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net/ Gourmet recipe manager] || recipe manager. [http://pyrecipe.garage.maemo.org Pyrecipe] is a good alternative || Linux, Windows
|-
| [http://symbianresources.com/projects/hourpower.php Hour Power] || speaks the current time (see Ovi) || Symbian
|-
| [http://hugin.sourceforge.net/ Hugin] || Panorama photo stitcher, With Hugin you can assemble a mosaic of photographs into a complete immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more || Linux
|-
| [[Java]] || virtual machine for running Java applications. [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/icedtea6/ IcedTea6] version of the OpenJDK is available in [extras]. || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, others
|-
| [[:wikipedia:Java_Platform,_Micro_Edition|J2ME]] || virtual machine for running 'mobile' (actually micro) edition Java applications. [http://maemo.org/packages/view/microemulator/ MicroEmulator] is available in [extras-testing]. ||
|-
| [http://musicbrainz.org/ Musicbrainz Picard] || MP3 tagger || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/SystemEqualizer PulseAudio Equalizer] || provides system-wide equalizer via PA || Linux
|-
| [http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppyBasic PuppyBasic] || BASIC programming language || Linux
|-
| [http://pyjs.org/ Pyjamas] || write your own AJAX framework || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://www.qgis.org/ Quantum GIS] || geographic information system || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://code.google.com/p/remuco Remuco-Client] || duplex remote control system for Linux media players and mobile phones equipped with Bluetooth or WiFi || Java
|-
| [http://www.taskcoach.org/ Task Coach] || task management || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, iPhone
|-
| [http://tellico-project.org/ Tellico] || Collection manager, books, videos, etc. || Linux
|-
| [http://www.truecrypt.org/ TrueCrypt] || Cross platform Disk Encryption, allows encrypted containers or partitions. Command-line port exists, GUI port wanted || Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
|-
| [http://x48.berlios.de/ x48] || HP 48 calculator emulator || Linux
|-
| [http://xoscope.sourceforge.net/ xoscope] || digital oscilloscope || Linux
|}

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